White House Threatens to Veto GOP Resolution Against the Administration’s Pistol Brace Ban

The White House on Monday renewed its support for the Biden administration’s pistol brace ban, threatening to veto a resolution that has been linked to the House conservatives’ revolt.

The GOP resolution disapproves of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule relating to “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces,’” which the Biden administration released in January.

The rule, which has been a target of conservatives since Attorney General Merrick Garland announced it, would reclassify pistols that have a stabilizing brace as short-barreled rifles and require those with existing pistols that have stabilizing braces to have registered with the government by May 31, 2023.

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